1,724 utilities · EIA Form 861

Who keeps the lights on

Every US utility with 5,000 or more residential customers: minutes without power per customer, with and without major storms, and the residential price.

Utility States Type Customers Outage min / yr Excl. major storms ¢/kWh
Florida Power & Light Co FL Investor Owned 5.3M 47 45 14.6
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. CA Investor Owned 5.1M 273 208 37.5
Southern California Edison Co CA Investor Owned 4.6M 545 116 31.5
Commonwealth Edison Co IL Investor Owned 3.8M 77 38 17.7
Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc NY Investor Owned 3.1M 26 18 36.7
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC NC Investor Owned 2.5M 217 165 13.4
Virginia Electric & Power Co VA Investor Owned 2.5M 306 144 15.1
Georgia Power Co GA Investor Owned 2.5M 287 155 16.3
DTE Electric Company MI Investor Owned 2.1M 192 151 20.3
Public Service Elec & Gas Co NJ Investor Owned 2.1M 66 43 25.0
PacifiCorp OR Investor Owned 1.9M 209 105 14.4
Duke Energy Florida, LLC FL Investor Owned 1.8M 87 82 18.4
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co OH Investor Owned 1.8M 647 217 18.8
Consumers Energy Co MI Investor Owned 1.7M 820 164 20.7
Reliant Energy Retail Services TX Retail Power Marketer 1.5M – – 18.4
PECO Energy Co PA Investor Owned 1.5M 328 59 18.0
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. NY Investor Owned 1.5M 242 140 19.9
Duke Energy Progress NC Investor Owned 1.5M 177 141 15.1
TXU Energy Retail Co, LLC TX Retail Power Marketer 1.4M – – 19.4
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota MN Investor Owned 1.4M 214 108 16.6
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power CA Municipal 1.4M 408 89 26.5
Public Service Co of Colorado CO Investor Owned 1.4M 360 149 15.9
San Diego Gas & Electric Co CA Investor Owned 1.4M 130 68 45.8
Ohio Power Co OH Investor Owned 1.3M 221 145 19.0
Alabama Power Co AL Investor Owned 1.3M 410 108 17.9
PPL Electric Utilities Corp PA Investor Owned 1.3M 198 116 18.6
Arizona Public Service Co AZ Investor Owned 1.3M 73 73 17.0
NSTAR Electric Company MA Investor Owned 1.3M 113 66 21.5
Massachusetts Electric Co MA NY Investor Owned 1.2M 133 91 33.7
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co MD Investor Owned 1.2M 175 65 20.2
Connecticut Light & Power Co CT Investor Owned 1.2M 217 85 28.9
Puget Sound Energy Inc WA Investor Owned 1.1M 580 178 17.0
Union Electric Co MO Investor Owned 1.1M 594 119 13.3
Salt River Project AZ Political Subdivision 1.1M 66 50 14.0
Ameren Illinois Company MO Investor Owned 1.1M 287 130 16.7
Wisconsin Electric Power Co WI Investor Owned 1.1M 185 93 20.5
Jersey Central Power & Lt Co OH Investor Owned 1.0M 391 234 18.4
Long Island Power Authority NY State 1.0M 68 62 26.2
Entergy Louisiana LLC LA Investor Owned 962k 253 218 11.9
Ohio Edison Co OH Investor Owned 961k 244 131 16.0
Nevada Power Co NV Investor Owned 933k 71 54 13.1
City of San Antonio TX Municipal 889k 111 75 12.4
Potomac Electric Power Co DC Investor Owned 884k 84 46 21.4
Portland General Electric Co OR Investor Owned 840k 273 103 18.8
Appalachian Power Co OH Investor Owned 815k 1,081 421 17.1
Duke Energy Indiana, LLC IN Investor Owned 809k 267 108 15.0
City of Murfreesboro TN TN 807k 37 – 10.2
New York State Elec & Gas Corp NY Investor Owned 794k 302 146 22.6
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co OK Investor Owned 775k 235 146 12.4
Tampa Electric Co FL Investor Owned 769k 112 79 17.3